Hello one and all. It's been a while. Taking up Aikido again and am picking up where I left off...learning to lower my centre. I'm 6'2 so...
Hello all. I've been reading a lot of right-wing Nationalist material as off late. The majority of it has been well written, argued and has a...
I don't know who they are, but I certainly enjoyed this demonstration. The video capture speed makes everything seem really fast and slick so...
I was just reading David Cvet's essay "The Measure of a Master Swordsman". Although I've always believed that spirit could be cultivated in WMA,...
In Aikido, the uke takes his own posture as it is preferable to the infliction of pain that creates a similar effect anyway (i.e. uke's posture is...
Hail to the MAP Aikido massive! Last night I met up with another MAP'er and two others who'd rented a room and some mats and decided to have a...
Hello boys and girls. What's is the best way to hold a pad against a low roundhouse to the thigh? I hold the pad facing outwards, parralel to...
I've been posting on this board for a few months, but it wasn't until I realised what an excellent community this site has, that I decided to...
Fox hunting, what are peoples opinions? I'm still deciding so I'd be interested in anyones arguement.
I've decided to try sparring with a quarterstaff with a friend of mine and just see what happens. As I lack a staff, I've gone into the woods and...
This thread is a continuation of issues raised in "Colonialism and Imperialism". [QUOTE=weirdalan]last reply to off topic, I promise Basicly,...
I've been doing kickboxing twice a week for the last 9 months. The last two weeks, when I spar, I feel I'm all over the place and don't have any...
'ello 'ello. Me and a friend have decided to spar together on Tuesday to help understand each others styles. He does Karate and I do...
What is "Chambering"?
Hi there... I've been doing Kickboxing for a few months and I've decided to buy some gloves. I don't know the first thing about them and I'm...
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